A CAR driver is being sued for £300,000 by a motorcyclist he allegedly ran into while pulling out of a junction.

Court papers state that Moto Guzzi rider Robert McPherson suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a Toyota Corolla driven by Michael Kitching.

According to the documents, Mr Kitching, of Chantry Road, Romanby, Northallerton, pulled out of a minor road into the motorcyclist’s path on the B6271 in Northallerton.

Mr McPherson, 55, has launched a legal bid for damages at the High Court in Leeds.

Following the collision in June 2008, the self-employed electrician from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, was reportedly left with a fractured hip, arm, shoulder and ribs.

He also suffered a pelvis injury and a pulmonary embolism, a blockage in one of the blood vessels in the lung.

The court documents state: “The claimant took evasive action exercising all due care and skill but he was unable to avoid a collision.

“That said, collision was caused by the negligent driving of the defendant.”

The papers add: “At the time of index accident, the claimant was a self-employed electrician fulfilling a handson role as director of his own business.

“Following the accident, and because of the injuries sustained, the claimant is now less able to complete the duties required within his business and as such is disadvantaged when compared to others undertaking work of a similar nature to the claimant who has not suffered such injury.”

The medical evidence confirms that the claimant will not be able to return to the work that he did previously, say his solicitors Shoosmiths.

They claim his physical condition could seriously deteriorate in the future, particularly his hip.

The papers state that the defendant failed to give way to the motorcyclist and failed to apply his brakes soon enough, or at all. According to the papers, Mr Kitching has admitted liability for the accident in a letter from his insurers.

The Northern Echo was unable to speak to Mr Kitching yesterday, despite leaving messages for him.